The Raspberry Pi has a history of adding new features to older technology, and the world of photography is no stranger to our favorite SBC. Maker, photographer, musician and full-stack roboticist Michael Suguitan created Leica MPi, which takes a Leica M2 camera and embeds a Raspberry Pi Zero W (a Zero 2 W would also do the job) and Raspberry Pi HQ Camera inside of it.
The build cost less than $100 and is implemented using a stacked series of pieces that fit to the camera. Suguitan is keen to highlight that the build is non-destructive "the digital back swaps in place of the existing film door and pressure plate, enabling reversibility.". The Raspberry Pi Zero W connects to the HQ camera using a CSI cable, and a 1.3 inch Waveshare LCD module provides video output.
